Afghanistan: UN Assessment Should Prioritize Rights

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Afghan women chant during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 21, 2021. ©2021/AP Photos/ Ahmad Halabisaz via AP Photo (New York) – A United Nations Security Council-mandated independent assessment of the international approach to the crisis in Afghanistan should prioritize human rights, especially the rights of women and girls, Human Rights Watch said today in a submission to the special coordinator leading the assessment. The special coordinator should ensure that the assessment hears from survivors of human rights violations, and that the assessment offers…

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